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Andy Katz: Georgia coach Mark Fox said the Bulldogs must score in a variety of ways. They cannot win by relying on one method. Kentucky is too good at both ends of the court. Georgia also must stay out of foul trouble. The Bulldogs' depth doesn't come close to Kentucky's. And this also must be the best crowd -- maybe ever -- in Athens to will the Bulldogs to a win.
C.L. Brown: Seems like we've gone over this with a number of Kentucky's opponents by saying make 3s or force turnovers, and it hasn't worked yet. For the Bulldogs to pull the upset, I'd simply say, play well and hope to catch the Wildcats slipping.
John Gasaway: Make 3s -- and that's not so wild a dream. The Bulldogs have hit 37 percent of their tries from beyond the arc in SEC play, and J.J. Frazier personally has connected 43 percent of the time against conference opponents. If I'm Mark Fox, I'm looking for open 3s in transition.
Katz: That's a close call. Iowa at least has the road wins at North Carolina and Ohio State. So, I'll lean to Indiana. But ultimately, I think both squeeze into the field.
Brown: Indiana. They both have very similar résumés, but Iowa has what the Hoosiers don't -- marquee road wins. The Hawkeyes won at North Carolina and at Ohio State. The Hoosiers' best wins all came at home, with the exception being a neutral-site win over Butler.
Gasaway: Iowa. A win on the road against IU would solidify the Hawkeyes' tournament résumé, and anyway this is the last chance Fran McCaffery's guys have to impress the committee. After this game Iowa closes the season at home against Northwestern.
Katz: No. The Jayhawks will clinch the title outright. Oklahoma's loss to Iowa State on Monday night opened the door for Kansas to be the champs.
Brown: Yes, West Virginia can, but no, it will not. The Jayhawks haven't lost at home all season, and I don't expect them to start now.
Gasaway: Sorry, Coach Huggins, it's not going to happen. The Mountaineers rely heavily on forcing opponent turnovers, and, sure, Bob Huggins' guys did a great job pressuring the Jayhawks in Morgantown. But in Big 12 home games this season KU is giving the ball away on just 17 percent of its possessions. This series is going to be a 1-1 split.
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Joe Lunardi's latest Bracketology had both of these teams in the NCAA tournament field, but both could use a win to solidify their status. Iowa will need to limit the Indiana's shooters as the Hoosiers rank fourth in the country in 3-point field goal percentage.
Kansas already has clinched at least a share of its 11th consecutive Big 12 title. The Jayhawks have a two-game cushion with two games remaining in the regular season. A win against West Virginia would secure the crown outright.
Kentucky has just two games standing between it and a perfect, 31-0 regular season. Georgia won the rebounding battle in the teams' last meeting but lost the game by 11 points. The Bulldogs will need a similar performance on the glass to pull the upset.
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